"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith..." - 2 Timothy 4:7
Young Ray Kroc tried his hand at many things but eventually settled down to become a salesman. He initially sold paper cups. Opportunity knocked when he had a chance meeting with the inventor of the five-spindle multimixer, Earl Prince. Ray Kroc convinced Earl to give him exclusive marketing rights for the mixer and successfully sold it all over the country for the next decade and a half. One of Ray's largest customers was a California based burger joint run by the McDonald brothers. Ray saw a tremendous potential in the finely tuned process of the McDonald's restaurant so he convinced the brothers to make him their exclusive agent. In 1954 Kroc opened his own McDonald's drive-in and officially launched the McDonalds Corporation. More than half a century later there is hardly a person on the planet that would not recognize the famed golden arches.
What are you committed to? When Paul wrote the words found in 2 Timothy 4:7, he was writing at the end of a life of absolute commitment. He was admonishing Timothy, his predecessor, to continue the fight. Ray Kroc was a wildly successful businessman, who has made an indelible imprint on the business community, but at the end of the day, his company sells mediocre hamburgers. The Christian life on the other hand, is centered on Jesus Christ! The savior of all mankind! Isn't He worthy of our complete and total commitment
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